Madhya Pradesh health minister Narottam Mishra said the intensive awareness campaigns during Child Safety Month — which began on December 23 — will benefit around 90 lakh children in the state.

Madhya Pradesh health minister Narottam Mishra said the intensive awareness campaigns during Child Safety Month — which began from December 23 — will benefit around 90 lakh children in the state.

Mishra said this while launching the programme on Tuesday from JP Hospital. The minister inaugurated the month-long set of activities by administering Vitamin A and anti-worm medicine to children at the hospital.

He said the government officials of women and child development department and other departments should become partners in the campaign to administer vital medicines to children and mothers.